Trump ‘used a catering truck to sneak off Air Force One’
12 August 2026
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Middle East
KSA-Pak-Turkey deal: A ‘change in perception’ of US - Iran
11 August 2026
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Middle East
Syria reaches deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases
10 August 2026
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Middle East
Update / 16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi factory fire
10 August 2026
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Middle East
Hamas says still ready to go ahead with Gaza plan
9 August 2026
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Middle East
Middle east conflicts: KSA, Turkey, Pakistan sign defence deal
8 August 2026
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Middle East
Pakistan says any attack under new tri-party defence pact is attack on all
7 August 2026
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Middle East
Houthis kill dozens of Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: medical sources
7 August 2026
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Middle East
Iran threatens to hit Gulf states if US launches new strikes
6 August 2026
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Middle East
Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say
6 August 2026
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World
'Heaviest woman' leaves India for UAE
An Egyptian once believed to be the 'world's heaviest woman' left an Indian hospital yesterday for the United Arab Emirates where she
4 May 2017
Afghan warlord returns to Kabul after 20 yrs
A former warlord branded the "Butcher of Kabul" returned to the Afghan capital yesterday, met by uneasy residents two decades after
4 May 2017
35 killed in Iran coal mine explosion
A coal mine explosion that struck northern Iran killed at least 35 people, semi-official news agencies reported yesterday, as rescuers
4 May 2017
Russia, Turkey, Iran ink deal
Syrian regime allies Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey yesterday signed a memorandum on a Moscow-backed plan to create
4 May 2017
IS attack on Nato convoy in Kabul kills eight people
A powerful blast targeting an armoured Nato convoy in Kabul killed at least eight people and wounded 28 yesterday,
3 May 2017
70 miners trapped after Iran blast
At least 70 coal miners were trapped after an explosion in northern Iran yesterday, Iranian media said. The mine in
3 May 2017
Israel cuts $1m from its UN funding
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced yesterday that Israel would cut $1 million from its United Nations
3 May 2017
Hamas softens stance on Israel
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Monday dropped its longstanding call for Israel's destruction, but said it
2 May 2017
IS kills 32 at refugee camp
At least 32 people were killed yesterday in an Islamic State group attack near a refugee camp on the Syrian side of
2 May 2017
IS attack kills 32 at Syria refugee camp
At least 32 people are killed in an Islamic State group attack near a refugee camp on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq, a monitor says.
2 May 2017
Drone kills 5 Qaeda suspects in Yemen
Five suspected members of Yemen's al-Qaeda branch were killed yesterday in what local authorities said was a US drone strike east of
30 April 2017
Iraqi commander vows to complete ops in May
A top Iraqi commander expects to dislodge Islamic State from Mosul in May despite resistance from militants in the densely populated
30 April 2017
24 dead in Kyrgyz Landslide: report
A landslide that swept over houses in a village in Kyrgyzstan early yesterday has killed 24 people, including nine children, the
29 April 2017
IS's Afghan leader likely killed: US
US and Afghan troops likely killed the leader of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan affiliate in a raid this week, the Pentagon said Friday.
29 April 2017
300 US Marines return to volatile Helmand
US Marines returned to Afghanistan's volatile Helmand yesterday, where American troops faced heated fighting until NATO's combat
29 April 2017
Pope in Egypt as 'pilgrim of peace'
Pope Francis began a visit to Egypt yesterday aimed at fostering reconciliation with the Muslim world against the backdrop of recent
28 April 2017
'Spring offensive' starts
The Afghan Taliban launched their "spring offensive" yesterday, heralding fresh fighting in the drawn-out conflict as embattled
28 April 2017
SE Asia militant group JI regains strength
Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiyah, blamed for major attacks including the 2002 Bali bombings, has
27 April 2017
Children pay high price in fighting: UN
Children account for one-third of civilian casualties in Afghanistan's grinding conflict in the first three months of
27 April 2017
Iraqi forces retake town near Mosul
Iraqi forces yesterday retook the town of Hatra, southwest of Mosul, on the third day of an operation that saw them
27 April 2017